States Face Decision Day on Saving Trains

Federal Subsidies to Short-Haul Amtrak Routes End Oct. 1

INDIANAPOLIS—Residents of this capital city looking to visit Chicago can board an Amtrak train for a five-hour journey that costs about $24—a price that excludes the $80-per-ticket in federal subsidies that keep the service running.

Or they can take a bus for about $24 to $37, with no direct government subsidy, a trip scheduled at a bit more than...